This week, we have host Stephanie Tam in conversation with Anne Anlin Cheng about her book, Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority, which debuted in September 2024 and [ … ]
Chinese women use hashtags like “baby food” to shield posts from sexist men, but remain vulnerable to online abuse
BY LUNA HUANG When Chunxuan (not her real name) was asked whether she had encountered sexual harassment on Chinese digital platforms, her answer was grudging and resentful: “Yes – a [ … ]
Podcast Crossover: Feminist Rebels from Face-Off: the U.S. vs China with Jane Perlez
This week the Nuvoices podcasting team is thrilled to share a special crossover podcast episode from Jane Perlez’ Face-Off: The U.S. vs China, on “Feminist Rebels”. This is the fifth [ … ]
Meet Our New Podcast Production Team
The NüVoices podcast team is proud to present our new members, Rebecca Liu and Wing Kuang. After completing their onboarding in December and January, Rebecca and Wing have hit the [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #119: Let Only Red Flowers Bloom, a Conversation with Emily Feng
This week, NüVoices co-founder and host Joanna Chiu spoke to returning guest Emily Feng about her new book, Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping’s China. [ … ]
EVENT: NüVoices Virtual Workshop Series | Transforming Memory into Story with Karen Cheung
Link to purchase tickets: https://lu.ma/3kwia80s Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. U.S. EST Location: Zoom Price: $40 USD regular admission / $20 USD discount rate for students, members, and recent [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #118: Scam Inc. from The Economist, a Conversation with Sue-Lin Wong
This week, NüVoices co-hosts Chenni Xu and Megan Cattel speak to return guest Sue-Lin Wong about her current beat as South East Asia correspondent for The Economist and her investigative [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #117: A Career in Foreign Correspondence and Podcasting, a Conversation with Jane Perlez
This week, we have hosts and NüVoices board members Chenni Xu and Megan Cattel on to discuss a career in foreign correspondence and podcasting with veteran New York Times journalist [ … ]
Reflections on a light show
BY CHENNI XU AND CHAO DENG Inspired by The Use of Photography by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie, we penned twinned pieces in response to a shared photo of our [ … ]
ENTER NOW: NüStories Essay Contest
This year, NüVoices is launching its first annual personal essay contest to encourage and honor non-fiction writing on China by underrepresented writers! In addition to cash prizes for our top [ … ]
EVENT: NüVoices Virtual Workshop Series | Freelance Writing and Pitching with Suyin Haynes and Jessie Lau
Dreaming of pitching an article for publication for the first time and don’t know where to begin? Or are you a journalist now looking to up your freelance game, gain [ … ]
Encore: Chinese Canadian Immigrant Histories with Arlene Chan and Melanie Ng
Happy holiday season to all! This month, we are re-sharing a 2022 episode in honor of Sheila Wiecke, one of the episode’s interviewees, who passed away in October 2023 in [ … ]
Memoir excerpt: Model Minority Gone Rogue by Qin Qin
Read an exclusive excerpt adapted from Model Minority Gone Rogue: How an unfulfilled daughter of a tiger mother went way off-script by Qin Qin (Hachette Australia, March 2024): Dragon Fire [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #116: Model Minority Gone Rogue, a Conversation with Qin Qin
This week, we have host Chenni Xu to discuss the new book of an old friend from her expat days in Beijing, Qin Qin (formerly Lisa Qin), Model Minority Gone [ … ]
LONDON PANEL: Navigating Feminist Organising in ESEA communities
Calling all London friends: Join us for an evening of conversation, food and connection at “ESEA Feminism” – this month’s “Moongate Mix” event where we’ll be discussing feminist organising, racism, and [ … ]
NüProfile: Jih-E Peng on cinematography and the creative process
BY TINGTING WANG Jih-E Peng is a Taiwanese cinematographer who was raised in Hong Kong. Now based in New York, she has 15 years of experience working in the American [ … ]
Fiction: A Long Walk Through the Tall Dry Grass
BY N.J. CHAN Author’s note: My tale centers around a girl from rural Guangdong, China during the second Sino-Japanese war. The war affects her life in a tragic way through a heart-breaking [ … ]
Past, present and poetry: Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui’s ‘July Rhapsody’
Contributor Daisy Singh Greaves reviews Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui’s ‘July Rhapsody’
NüVoices 2024 Global Updates / Wrap
Dear Patrons: Thank you for your continued patronage and dedication to the important work NüVoices is conducting!
Book excerpt: Kate Whitehead’s ‘Pandemic Minds’ explores mental health in Hong Kong
In ‘Pandemic Minds,’ journalist and psychotherapist Kate Whitehead uncovers the stories of Hongkongers who weathered the storm of the pandemic